Mavis Staples News

Today, the GRAMMY Award-winning producer, piano virtuoso and first-call session superstar Matt Rollings announced he will release his first solo album in over thirty years Matt Rollings Mosaic on August 14.

Today Billboard revealed that multi Grammy Award winning musician Ben Harper is launching a new label, Mad Bunny Records, which will have offices in Silverlake, California and Brooklyn, New York.

Today soul legend Mavis Staples has released the hopeful new song 'All In It Together'. Produced by Jeff Tweedy and featuring Tweedy on backing vocals and guitar, listen to it below!

The Recording Academy®, AEG Ehrlich Ventures and CBS will celebrate 38-time GRAMMY® nominee and seven-time GRAMMY winner Prince with a special broadcast of 'Let's Go Crazy: The GRAMMY Salute To Prince' to be broadcast Tuesday, April 21 (9:00a?"11:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and streaming on CBS All Access. The tribute concert is hosted by comedian Maya Rudolph, who will also perform with her Prince cover band Princess. Filmed January 28th, the special will air on the four-year anniversary of the superstar's passing.  

WXPN, the non-commercial, member-supported radio station of the University of Pennsylvania, today announced the artists who will perform in its 2020 XPoNential Music Festival presented by Subaru. The annual three-day festival that features the expertly curated mix of established and new artists enjoyed by WXPN members and listeners will take place Friday, July 31 through Sunday, August 2 at Wiggins Park and BB&T Pavilion, located next to each other on the Camden, New Jersey riverfront.

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts today announced that Norah Jones and Mavis Staples will perform a special Pavilion-only concert at the historic site on Saturday, August 1st. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, February 28th at 10:00 AM at www.BethelWoodsCenter.org, www.Ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster outlets, or by phone at 1-800-653-8000.

The B.B. King Blues Band are thrilled to announce their new partnership with The B.B. King Estate. This joint venture now finds the two forces working together to bring the world The B.B. King Experience, the band's new working name. In addition to the upcoming world tour (dates listed below), the single 'Rock Me Baby' featuring George Benson, Tito Jackson and Claudette King will be released this summer.

MerleFest, presented by Window World, is proud to announce the next round of artist additions for MerleFest 2020, which will be held April 23-26. Greensky Bluegrass, Mavis Staples, Paul Thorn, Cane Mill Road, Sweet Potato Pie, The Barefoot Movement, Nefesh Mountain, and Smitty and the Jumpstarters will be joining the annual homecoming of musicians and music fans on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 

MusicWorks is presenting three major concerts next month at Old School Square, located at 51 N. Swinton Avenue in Delray Beach-two in the Crest Theatre and one at the Outdoor Pavilion.

The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts and 88.5 FM present American icon and GRAMMY Award-winner Mavis Staples for one-night only on Thursday, February 13 at 8:00pm. Mavis Staples also has the distinction of being in the Blues Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. GRAMMY Award-winning producer and singer-songwriter Son Little will open for Staples.

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Rosanne Cash performs at Pepperdine University at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2020 at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts.

High Water Festival is continuing to expand its ticket options ahead of the 2020 installment of the festival. Today, they announce the return of the extremely popular Earned Ticket Program and their first ever offering of an extremely limited allotment of Daily Tickets as a result of overwhelming demand after the daily lineups were announced last week.

The February lineup of acts performing at City Winery Chicago (1200 W. Randolph St) has been announced. See full details below!

Today, Dave Matthews Band announced dates for its 2020 North American summer tour, which will launch with a two-night stand on June 16th in Uncasville, CT at Mohegan Sun Arena. The headline run will also include two-night stands in Noblesville, IN, Chicago, IL, Saratoga Springs, NY, Gilford, NH, West Palm Beach, FL, Irvine, CA and Durant, OK.

M. Ward has shared “Unreal City,” the second single from his latest album, Migration Stories, to be released on April 3rd, 2020 via Anti Records. A full North American tour will follow in April and May - all dates below. Captivating first track, “Migration Of Souls,” was released in December. 

Today, Dave Matthews Band announced dates for its 2020 North American summer tour, which will launch with a two-night stand on June 16th in Uncasville, CT at Mohegan Sun Arena. The headline run will also include two-night stands in Noblesville, IN, Chicago, IL, Saratoga Springs, NY, Gilford, NH, West Palm Beach, FL, Irvine, CA and Durant, OK.

High Water Festival has revealed its daily lineups for the 2020 installment of the festival, which is set to run from April 18-19 at North Charleston, SC. The lineup, curated by Holy City natives Shovels & Rope, is split into two days as follows:

Christopher Paul Stelling's new album Best Of Luck is a supremely accessible and finely crafted record that deftly merges genres. Producer Ben Harper, who has previously produced records by Mavis Staples, Rickie Lee Jones, The Blind Boys of Alabama and more, recruited an all-star rhythm section with Jimmy Paxson (Stevie Nicks, Dixie Chicks) on drums and upright bass player Mike Valerio (Randy Newman, LA Philharmonic) to lend a versatility and finesse. “I really believe this record is the intersection where folk and soul meet,” Harper says.

Just two days after the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards®, the Recording Academy®, AEG Ehrlich Ventures and CBS will celebrate the unparalleled career of 38-time GRAMMY® nominee and seven-time GRAMMY winner Prince by presenting 'Let's Go Crazy: The GRAMMY® Salute to Prince.' The live concert taping will be held Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. PT at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The special will be broadcast later in 2020 on the CBS Television Network. Tickets are on sale now and available for purchase here.

City Winery Chicago has released its schedule (1200 W. Randolph St) for the month. All City Winery Chicago events are open to all ages and start at 8:00 p.m., unless noted.  Tickets can be purchased by calling 312-733-WINE (9463) or by visiting www.citywinery.com/chicago.